diff --git a/hw/an5206.c b/hw/an5206.c
index 8dd4db3497..29812631e7 100644
--- a/hw/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/an5206.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ static void an5206_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine an5206_machine = {
-    "an5206",
-    "Arnewsh 5206",
-    an5206_init,
-    512,
+    .name = "an5206",
+    .desc = "Arnewsh 5206",
+    .init = an5206_init,
+    .ram_require = 512,
 };
diff --git a/hw/dummy_m68k.c b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
index 1641d56ade..fc06e9cc88 100644
--- a/hw/dummy_m68k.c
+++ b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void dummy_m68k_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine dummy_m68k_machine = {
-    "dummy",
-    "Dummy board",
-    dummy_m68k_init,
+    .name = "dummy",
+    .desc = "Dummy board",
+    .init = dummy_m68k_init,
 };
diff --git a/hw/etraxfs.c b/hw/etraxfs.c
index 1ec0fa006a..4d3f694eda 100644
--- a/hw/etraxfs.c
+++ b/hw/etraxfs.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ void bareetraxfs_init (ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine bareetraxfs_machine = {
-    "bareetraxfs",
-    "Bare ETRAX FS board",
-    bareetraxfs_init,
-    0x8000000,
+    .name = "bareetraxfs",
+    .desc = "Bare ETRAX FS board",
+    .init = bareetraxfs_init,
+    .ram_require = 0x8000000,
 };
diff --git a/hw/gumstix.c b/hw/gumstix.c
index 89bf684983..29cd69df24 100644
--- a/hw/gumstix.c
+++ b/hw/gumstix.c
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@ static void verdex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine connex_machine = {
-    "connex",
-    "Gumstix Connex (PXA255)",
-    connex_init,
-    (0x05000000 + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "connex",
+    .desc = "Gumstix Connex (PXA255)",
+    .init = connex_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x05000000 + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine verdex_machine = {
-    "verdex",
-    "Gumstix Verdex (PXA270)",
-    verdex_init,
-    (0x12000000 + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "verdex",
+    .desc = "Gumstix Verdex (PXA270)",
+    .init = verdex_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x12000000 + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/integratorcp.c b/hw/integratorcp.c
index 4ac7c0c961..779d46b70e 100644
--- a/hw/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/integratorcp.c
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ static void integratorcp_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine integratorcp_machine = {
-    "integratorcp",
-    "ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926EJ-S)",
-    integratorcp_init,
-    0x100000,
+    .name = "integratorcp",
+    .desc = "ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926EJ-S)",
+    .init = integratorcp_init,
+    .ram_require = 0x100000,
 };
diff --git a/hw/mainstone.c b/hw/mainstone.c
index 3de25d862f..52485cecd2 100644
--- a/hw/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/mainstone.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ static void mainstone_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine mainstone2_machine = {
-    "mainstone",
-    "Mainstone II (PXA27x)",
-    mainstone_init,
-    (MAINSTONE_RAM + MAINSTONE_ROM + 2 * MAINSTONE_FLASH +
-     PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "mainstone",
+    .desc = "Mainstone II (PXA27x)",
+    .init = mainstone_init,
+    .ram_require = (MAINSTONE_RAM + MAINSTONE_ROM + 2 * MAINSTONE_FLASH +
+		    PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/mcf5208.c b/hw/mcf5208.c
index dfb504b5ef..3e0a811751 100644
--- a/hw/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/mcf5208.c
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine mcf5208evb_machine = {
-    "mcf5208evb",
-    "MCF5206EVB",
-    mcf5208evb_init,
-    16384,
+    .name = "mcf5208evb",
+    .desc = "MCF5206EVB",
+    .init = mcf5208evb_init,
+    .ram_require = 16384,
 };
diff --git a/hw/musicpal.c b/hw/musicpal.c
index e4d8c89bef..ccea19fe24 100644
--- a/hw/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/musicpal.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,8 @@ static void musicpal_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine musicpal_machine = {
-    "musicpal",
-    "Marvell 88w8618 / MusicPal (ARM926EJ-S)",
-    musicpal_init,
-    MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE + MP_SRAM_SIZE + MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX + RAMSIZE_FIXED
+    .name = "musicpal",
+    .desc = "Marvell 88w8618 / MusicPal (ARM926EJ-S)",
+    .init = musicpal_init,
+    .ram_require = MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE + MP_SRAM_SIZE + MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/nseries.c b/hw/nseries.c
index 11e817ba08..ec56fad952 100644
--- a/hw/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/nseries.c
@@ -1404,15 +1404,15 @@ static void n810_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine n800_machine = {
-    "n800",
-    "Nokia N800 tablet aka. RX-34 (OMAP2420)",
-    n800_init,
-    (0x08000000 + 0x00010000 + OMAP242X_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "n800",
+    .desc = "Nokia N800 tablet aka. RX-34 (OMAP2420)",
+    .init = n800_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x08000000 + 0x00010000 + OMAP242X_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine n810_machine = {
-    "n810",
-    "Nokia N810 tablet aka. RX-44 (OMAP2420)",
-    n810_init,
-    (0x08000000 + 0x00010000 + OMAP242X_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "n810",
+    .desc = "Nokia N810 tablet aka. RX-44 (OMAP2420)",
+    .init = n810_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x08000000 + 0x00010000 + OMAP242X_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/palm.c b/hw/palm.c
index 9af0b13621..79ea3a77fc 100644
--- a/hw/palm.c
+++ b/hw/palm.c
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static void palmte_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine palmte_machine = {
-    "cheetah",
-    "Palm Tungsten|E aka. Cheetah PDA (OMAP310)",
-    palmte_init,
-    (0x02000000 + 0x00800000 + OMAP15XX_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "cheetah",
+    .desc = "Palm Tungsten|E aka. Cheetah PDA (OMAP310)",
+    .init = palmte_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x02000000 + 0x00800000 + OMAP15XX_SRAM_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
index 296e07132c..c7a69596c7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine ref405ep_machine = {
-    "ref405ep",
-    "ref405ep",
-    ref405ep_init,
-    (128 * 1024 * 1024 + 4096 + 512 * 1024 + BIOS_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "ref405ep",
+    .desc = "ref405ep",
+    .init = ref405ep_init,
+    .ram_require = (128 * 1024 * 1024 + 4096 + 512 * 1024 + BIOS_SIZE) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/hw/ppc_chrp.c b/hw/ppc_chrp.c
index a100896c28..140541f0b0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_chrp.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_chrp.c
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ static void ppc_core99_init (ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine core99_machine = {
-    "mac99",
-    "Mac99 based PowerMAC",
-    ppc_core99_init,
-    BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
+    .name = "mac99",
+    .desc = "Mac99 based PowerMAC",
+    .init = ppc_core99_init,
+    .ram_require = BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
 };
diff --git a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
index 85d3b2ce8c..15e8022488 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init (ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine heathrow_machine = {
-    "g3bw",
-    "Heathrow based PowerMAC",
-    ppc_heathrow_init,
-    BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
+    .name = "g3bw",
+    .desc = "Heathrow based PowerMAC",
+    .init = ppc_heathrow_init,
+    .ram_require = BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
 };
diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index 3c35d1783e..a955909eea 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ static void ppc_prep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine prep_machine = {
-    "prep",
-    "PowerPC PREP platform",
-    ppc_prep_init,
-    BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
+    .name = "prep",
+    .desc = "PowerPC PREP platform",
+    .init = ppc_prep_init,
+    .ram_require = BIOS_SIZE + VGA_RAM_SIZE,
 };
diff --git a/hw/r2d.c b/hw/r2d.c
index a7607d113b..855aa414ff 100644
--- a/hw/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/r2d.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ static void r2d_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine r2d_machine = {
-    "r2d",
-    "r2d-plus board",
-    r2d_init,
-    SDRAM_SIZE | RAMSIZE_FIXED
+    .name = "r2d",
+    .desc = "r2d-plus board",
+    .init = r2d_init,
+    .ram_require = SDRAM_SIZE | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/shix.c b/hw/shix.c
index ff8afece3c..140efe90a5 100644
--- a/hw/shix.c
+++ b/hw/shix.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static void shix_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine shix_machine = {
-    "shix",
-    "shix card",
-    shix_init,
-    (0x00004000 + 0x01000000 + 0x01000000) | RAMSIZE_FIXED
+    .name = "shix",
+    .desc = "shix card",
+    .init = shix_init,
+    .ram_require = (0x00004000 + 0x01000000 + 0x01000000) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/spitz.c b/hw/spitz.c
index fef557ad17..fc7717460e 100644
--- a/hw/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/spitz.c
@@ -1010,29 +1010,29 @@ static void terrier_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine akitapda_machine = {
-    "akita",
-    "Akita PDA (PXA270)",
-    akita_init,
-    SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "akita",
+    .desc = "Akita PDA (PXA270)",
+    .init = akita_init,
+    .ram_require = SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine spitzpda_machine = {
-    "spitz",
-    "Spitz PDA (PXA270)",
-    spitz_init,
-    SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "spitz",
+    .desc = "Spitz PDA (PXA270)",
+    .init = spitz_init,
+    .ram_require = SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine borzoipda_machine = {
-    "borzoi",
-    "Borzoi PDA (PXA270)",
-    borzoi_init,
-    SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "borzoi",
+    .desc = "Borzoi PDA (PXA270)",
+    .init = borzoi_init,
+    .ram_require = SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine terrierpda_machine = {
-    "terrier",
-    "Terrier PDA (PXA270)",
-    terrier_init,
-    SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "terrier",
+    .desc = "Terrier PDA (PXA270)",
+    .init = terrier_init,
+    .ram_require = SPITZ_RAM + SPITZ_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/stellaris.c b/hw/stellaris.c
index 93f751171e..5948079e17 100644
--- a/hw/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/stellaris.c
@@ -1413,15 +1413,15 @@ static void lm3s6965evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine lm3s811evb_machine = {
-    "lm3s811evb",
-    "Stellaris LM3S811EVB",
-    lm3s811evb_init,
-    (64 * 1024 + 8 * 1024) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "lm3s811evb",
+    .desc = "Stellaris LM3S811EVB",
+    .init = lm3s811evb_init,
+    .ram_require = (64 * 1024 + 8 * 1024) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
 
 QEMUMachine lm3s6965evb_machine = {
-    "lm3s6965evb",
-    "Stellaris LM3S6965EVB",
-    lm3s6965evb_init,
-    (256 * 1024 + 64 * 1024) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "lm3s6965evb",
+    .desc = "Stellaris LM3S6965EVB",
+    .init = lm3s6965evb_init,
+    .ram_require = (256 * 1024 + 64 * 1024) | RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };
diff --git a/hw/tosa.c b/hw/tosa.c
index f67d67e199..75df52ec7d 100644
--- a/hw/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/tosa.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ static void tosa_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
 }
 
 QEMUMachine tosapda_machine = {
-    "tosa",
-    "Tosa PDA (PXA255)",
-    tosa_init,
-    TOSA_RAM + TOSA_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
+    .name = "tosa",
+    .desc = "Tosa PDA (PXA255)",
+    .init = tosa_init,
+    .ram_require = TOSA_RAM + TOSA_ROM + PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE + RAMSIZE_FIXED,
 };